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Sindh Launches Provincewide Mosquito-Control Drive After 215,000 Malaria Cases

Health teams will carry out daily spraying with door-to-door outreach under a WHO-supported plan.

Overview

  • The province screened 2,416,427 samples this month and confirmed 215,270 malaria cases, with Plasmodium vivax comprising the majority.
  • Officials report no malaria deaths so far this year, and three patients with cerebral malaria have received hospital care.
  • Hyderabad Division recorded 101,923 malaria cases, the highest in Sindh, with intensified operations focused on rural districts including Larkana, Jamshoro, Badin and Thatta.
  • Sindh logged 175 new dengue cases this month for 819 total in 2025, while a senior vector-borne disease official cited two recent dengue deaths and questioned some IgG/IgM rapid tests, creating a discrepancy with the official tally.
  • District Health Officers were instructed to run daily larviciding, fogging, sanitation and public education, as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa separately reported 71 new dengue cases linked to post-monsoon conditions.